Contraceptive prevalence, any method (% of married women ages 15-49) in Vietnam
Vietnam: Contraceptive prevalence, any method (% of married women ages 15-49) was 72.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Contraceptive prevalence, any method in Vietnam, 1988–2021
Source: Household surveys, United Nations (UN), note: Household surveys, including Demographic and Health Surveys and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys. Largely compiled by United Nations Population Division. Measured in % of married women ages 15-49.
Analysis
In 2021, contraceptive prevalence, any method in Vietnam stood at 72.8%.
The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive prevalence, any method in Vietnam peaked at 79.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 53.2%, in 1988.
Vietnam ranks 15th of 116 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Contraceptive prevalence, any method (% of married women ages 15-49) in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % of married women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 53.2% | — |
| 1994 | 65.0% | +22.2% |
| 1997 | 75.3% | +15.8% |
| 1998 | 71.9% | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 74.2% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 73.9% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 78.5% | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 75.0% | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 75.7% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 75.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 79.0% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 79.4% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 78.0% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 77.8% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 76.2% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 77.2% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 75.7% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 75.7% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 77.6% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 76.4% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 76.5% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 72.8% | -4.8% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 72.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60.6%, 1.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 72.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 60.1%, 1.2× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 53.2% | 53.2% | 53.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 70.7% | 65.0% | 75.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 76.4% | 73.9% | 79.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 76.8% | 75.7% | 78.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 72.8% | 72.8% | 72.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 12 Estonia 75.1% compare
- 13 United States 73.9% compare
- 14 Netherlands 73.0% compare
- 15 Thailand 72.8% compare
- 17 Mexico 71.8% compare
- 18 Costa Rica 70.9% compare
More health data for Vietnam
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.66 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0536 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3,132 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 27 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0322 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0357 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive prevalence, any method in Vietnam?
- Contraceptive prevalence, any method in Vietnam was 72.8% in 2021, according to Household surveys, United Nations (UN), note: Household surveys, including Demographic and Health Surveys and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys. Largely compiled by United Nations Population Division.
- What is the highest contraceptive prevalence, any method recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 79.4% in 2008.
- What is the lowest contraceptive prevalence, any method recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.2% in 1988.
- How does Vietnam rank for contraceptive prevalence, any method?
- Vietnam ranks 15th out of 116 countries with data for 2021.
- Is contraceptive prevalence, any method rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Household surveys, United Nations (UN), note: Household surveys, including Demographic and Health Surveys and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys. Largely compiled by United Nations Population Division, published as part of Contraceptive prevalence, any method (% of married women ages 15-49). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contraceptive prevalence, any method is the percentage of married women ages 15-49 who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, any method of contraception (modern or traditional). Modern methods of contraception include female and male sterilization, oral hormonal pills, the intra-uterine device (IUD), the male condom, injectables, the implant (including Norplant), vaginal barrier methods, the female condom and emergency contraception. Traditional methods of contraception include rhythm (e.g., fertility awareness based methods, periodic abstinence), withdrawal and other traditional methods.